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"Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi challenged & dissected these accusations in his Ph.D. dissertation & subsequent book, The Myth of Arab Piracy in the Gulf." Kristian Ulrichsen

1/ A new, genocidal "initiative" is making the rounds on Israeli media. A group of retirwd generals are calling for a forced "evacuation" of 300000 civilians from Gaza city, to be followed by a "hermetic" siege forcing Hamas "terrorists" to surrender or die. --->

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If what 1sr@el is doing doesn't make your skin crawl, then check yourself into a mental asylum!

In his latest piece for the Forum Giorgio Cafiero shares, "Omanis have high hopes for their ambitious projects in #Duqm furthering their country’s economic diversification plans." Read his analysis here: gulfif.org/duqm-is-omans-…

Nope.

Honored to write my first article for Middle East Council on Global Affairs. My piece analyzes the state of #Bahrain-#Israel relations four years after #Manama normalized with #TelAviv, with a focus on how the #GazaWar has been impacting bilateral affairs. mecouncil.org/blog_posts/gaz…

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What most analysis misses is the increased agency that Central Asian countries have over their own fates. The region is no longer a backdrop for the new Great Game, nor is it anyone’s backyard. Honored to co-author this piece with Jen Brick Murtazashvili carnegieendowment.org/research/2024/…

"#Muscat’s geopolitical neutrality is important to the Omani brand, and thus the Sultanate’s friends-of-all foreign policy contributes to #Duqm’s security." gulfif.org/duqm-is-omans-… Gulf Int'l Forum Dr. Dania Thafer ALJABERخالد الجابر المنطقة الاقتصادية الخاصة بالدقم -عُمان Humaid Almaani Ali Al Shidhani - علي الشيذاني U.S. Embassy Muscat

“Aid groups say that approximately 1,600 trucks full of essential medicines, health and hygiene supplies and food are currently stuck at crossing points along the #Gaza boundary with ‘no progress’ on their movement.”

No one who is even slightly intelligent will buy this.

#Syria's tribal violence, which witnessed a major spike last month, has profound implications for the long-running conflict. I argue that it isn't going away soon, even with brief "peace deals," and explain why that's a problem for US troops, below.nationalinterest.org/feature/syria%…

“Looking out onto the #IndianOcean, #Duqm is situated along major shipping lines, setting it up to become an important East-West trade hub linking several continents.” gulfif.org/duqm-is-omans-… Gulf Int'l Forum

Earlier today our CEO Giorgio Cafiero appeared on التلفزيون العربي to discuss the latest diplomatic developments surrounding the #Gaza war.

An interesting perspective and one I’d assume many Iranians share. 🇮🇷 🇷🇺 🇦🇲 🇦🇿

#Pezeshkian calls for tackling economic challenges by lifting sanctions. This as his administration—with apparent backing of #Iran’s supreme leader—is reconstituting the team behind the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. Full story on Amwaj.media👇 amwaj.media/media-monitor/… #JCPOA

Wow…Western media covering for Israel as usual. A 26-year old American woman was shot and killed in the West Bank, which is under attack and occupied by Israel. Israeli forces were shooting at protesters and witnesses say they shot her. But no mention of ISRAEL in the headlines

In this piece for Sada / صدى, we situate NATO’s decision to open its first Middle East office in Jordan against a broader backdrop of great power competition, a volatile regional security landscape, and the West’s role in MENA security. carnegieendowment.org/sada/2024/09/m…